1. Coordinating Y-chromosomal STR research for the Courts

   • V. L. Pascali
   • M. Dobosz
   • B. Brinkmann

   Invited editorial Pages: 1 - 1

2. Proof of air embolism after exhumation

   • T. Bajanowski
   • H. Köhler
   • B. Brinkmann

   Original article Pages: 2 - 7

3. A specific immunoassay for the determination of morphine and its glucuronides in human blood

   • J. Beike
   • G. Blaschke
   • B. Brinkmann

   Original article Pages: 8 - 14

4. Y chromosome STR haplotypes: genetic and sequencing data of the Galician population (NW Spain)

   • C. Pestoni
   • M. L. Cal
   • A. Carracedo

   Original article Pages: 15 - 21

5. Body and head position, covering of the head by bedding and risk of sudden infant death (SID)

   • W. J. Kleemann
   • M. Schlaud
   • H. D. Tröger

   Original article Pages: 22 - 26

6. Heteroplasmic substitutions in the mitochondrial DNA control region in mother and child samples

   • J. Hühne
   • H. Pfeiffer
   • B. Brinkmann

   Original article Pages: 27 - 30

7. Basement membrane thickness of the vocal cord in cases of sudden infant death

   • F. K. H. van Landeghem
   • B. Brinkmann
   • T. Bajanowski

   Original article Pages: 31 - 34

8. Higher detection rate of hepatitis G and C virus RNA in liver tissue than in serum of deceased injection drug users

   • S. Seidl
   • B. Koenig
   • D. Michel

   Original article Pages: 35 - 38

9. Enhanced expression of selectins in human skin wounds

   • J. Dreßler
   • L. Bachmann
   • E. Müller

   Original article Pages: 39 - 44

10. Reliable genotyping of short tandem repeat loci without an allelic ladder using time-of-flight mass spectrometry

    • J. M. Butler
    • J. Li
    • C. H. Becker

    Original article Pages: 45 - 49

11. Genetic variation and sequence studies of a highly variable short tandem repeat at the D17S976 locus

    • M. Klintschar
    • B. Glock
    • W. R. Mayr

    Original article Pages: 50 - 54

12. Suicidal hanging resulting in complete decapitation: a case report

    • A. Tracqui
    • K. Fonmartin
    • B. Ludes

    Case report Pages: 55 - 57

13. Ballistic aspects of tandem-loaded cartridges of identical caliber

    • W. Rabl
    • F. Katzgraber
    • B. P. Kneubuehl

    Case report Pages: 58 - 61

14. Fatal injections of heroin. Interpretation of toxicological findings in multiple specimens

    • H. Druid
    • P. Holmgren

    Case report Pages: 62 - 66

15. Validation studies and characterization of variant alleles at the short tandem repeat locus D12S391

    • A. Junge
    • B. Madea

    Short communication Pages: 67 - 69

16. A Spanish population study of the STR loci HumLPL, D5S818, D7S820 and D13S317

    • P. Martín
    • O. García
    • A. Alonso

    Short communication Pages: 70 - 71

17. Population genetic data on four STR loci in a Hungarian Romany population

    • S. Füredi
    • Z. Kozma
    • K. Nishi

    Short communication Pages: 72 - 74

18. Catalonian population study of the tetranucleotide repeat loci D3S1358, D8S1179, D18S51 and D19S253

    • M. Gené
    • E. Piqué
    • P. Moreno

    Short communication Pages: 75 - 77

19. Y-Chromosome STR haplotypes in an Italian population sample

    • E. Rossi
    • B. Rolf
    • B. Brinkmann

    Short communication Pages: 78 - 81